WEBVTT JACKSON ABOUT HER HIT SONG, ANDHOW IT WOUND UP ON "THE VOICE."BRIANA THE SHOW'S PRODUCERS GOT: IN TOUCH WITH HER TO CLEARLICENSING AND EVERYTHING, BUT-- TO LET HER KNOW, THEY WOULDBE FEATURING HER HIT SONG "TAKEIT BACK," ORIGINALLY SUNG BYREBA MCINTYRE IN 1992.IT STARTED WITH ONE OF THE MOSTRECOGNIZABLE VOICES IN COUNTRYMUSIC.>> ♪ BY LOOKING IN YOUR EYES ♪ BRIANA: NOW, A 15-YEAR-OLD'SVOICE IS INTRODUCING THIS SONGTO A WHOLE NEW GENERATION.>> I'M GLAD IT HAD STAYINGPOWER.>> ♪ WHEN YOU GIVE YOUR HEARTAWAY ♪ BRIANA: KRISTY JACKSON ISTHE WOMAN BEHIND THE WORDS.THE SONGWRITER SAYS SHE WROTE"TAKE IT BACK" WHEN SHE WASLIVING IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, ANDIT'S BASED ON A SITUATION HERNEIGHBOR WAS GOING THROUGH.25 YEARS LATER, TEAM BLAKE'SALIYAH MOULDEN CROONED THEUPBEAT TUNE ABOUT A LOW-DOWNCHEATING MAN TO PUSH HERSELFINTO THE TOP 10.>> I THOUGHT SHE DID AN AMAZINGJOB.IT WAS JUST SO MUCH FUN TO HAVMY SONG UP THERE AND HAVE HERKNOCK IT OUT OF THE PARK, YOUKNOW.BRIANA: ALIYAH IS COMPETINGTONIGHT ALONG WITH GREENSBORONATIVE VANESSA FERGUSON, WHOJACKSON SAYS SHE'S ROOTING FOR.>> I LOVE MY ALIYAH, BUT VANESSACOULD TAKE THIS THING.BRIANA: TWO ARTISTS CONNECTED BYTHEIR HOMETOWN, SHOWCASINGMUSICAL TALENT ON A NATIONALSTAGE TO SHOW THE TRIAD'S GOTTALENT.>> ♪ TO LEAN ON ♪ >> THERE IS JUST A GREAT MUSICSCENE HERE.I WISH IT WAS MORE VISIBLE, BUTHOPEFULLY THIS WILL HELP IT BEMORE VISIBLE IN THE FUTURE.BRIANA: JACKSON STILL WRITSMUSIC AND PERFORMS AROUND THETRIAD.SHE TELLS ME SHE IS REALLY PROUDOF A NONPROFIT SHE FOUNDED FORLOCAL ARTISTS, CALLED TRIADMUSICIANS MATTER.SHE IS ALSO VERY PROUD ABOUT THEWORK SHE DID TO WRITE A SONGRIGHT AFTER SEPTEMBER 11 THATRAISED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR9/11 CHARITIES.IN THE NEWSROOM, BRIANA CONNER,WXII 12 NEWS.NICOLE: BRIANA, THANK YOU.I SHOULD MENTION, GREENSBORO'SVANESSA FERGUSON AND THE REST OFTHE TOP 10 WILL COMPETE TONIGHTON "THE VOICE."FERGUSON IS ON TEAM ALICIA.SHE'LL NEED YOUR VOTES TONIGHTTO STAY IN THE COMPETITION.YOU CAN WATCH "THE VOICE" ON

NBC's hit show "The Voice" is showcasing talent from the Triad this season.

Greensboro's Vanessa Ferguson is competing on Team Alicia, and a songwriter who lives in Greensboro also saw her work show up onstage.

The show's producers got in touch with Kristy Jackson early in the season to let her know they wanted to feature her hit song "Take it Back." It was originally sung and made famous by Reba McEntire in 1992.

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Now a 15-year-old's voice has introduced the song to a new generation. Jackson said, "I'm glad it had staying power. I think that may be the biggest lesson I've learned. Write a great song as best you can, and it'll stand the test of time."

The songwriter said she wrote "Take It Back" when she was living in Rockingham County, and it's based on a situation her neighbor was going through. 25 years later, Team Blake's Aliyah Moulden crooned the upbeat tune about a lowdown cheating man to push herself into the top 10. Jackson said, "I thought she did an amazing job. It was just so much fun to have my song up there and have her knock it out of the park."

Moulden is competing Monday night along with Ferguson, whom Jackson said she's rooting for. "I love my Aliyah, but Vanessa could take this thing. She's just got the whole thing. She's amazing," Jackson said. The two artists are connected by their hometown and by appearing on "The Voice's" national stage to show the Triad's got talent. Jackson said, "I think there are tons of creative people in Greensboro and Winston-Salem... There's just a great music scene here. I wish it was more visible, but hopefully this will help it be more visible in the future."

Jackson still writes music and performs around the Triad. She said she's proud of the nonprofit she founded for local artists called Triad Musicians Matter. She also wrote a song called "Little Did She Know," which raised thousands of dollars for 9/11 charities.